Fairbanks Vega Tubaphone No. 9 1921
10-15/16" rim, 27" scale, curly maple neck, fancy engraved pearl inlays in fretboard, peghead, backstrap and heel cap, elaborately carved heel, original Grover spring loaded pegs with pearl buttons. Plating wear on stretcher band and bracket band, and binding on treble side of fretboard has been replaced, otherwise excellent original condition. Rough condition bump case. $7350
Fairbanks Vega Tubaphone No. 9 / Additional views

Fairbanks Regent 1908
10-7/8" heavy spun over rim, 26" scale maple neck with bound ebony fretboard, engraved gryphon peghead inlay, engraved fretboard inlays, essentially the same neck as Whyte Laydie No. 2. The neck has a well repaired heel crack, a small chip out of the peghead veneer and has been french polished slightly darker than original. All parts and hardware are original. Fitted with new high quality calfskin head. Overall VG-EXC except as noted. New HSC $2000
Fairbanks Regent / close-up views of neck / close-ups of pot/rim

Chanterelle Woody Recent
12" cherry rim with bubinga tone ring, cherry neck, ebony fretboard with engraved pearl inlays, 25-3/4" scale. Mint condition with tags, HSC. $1250
Chanterelle Woody / Close-ups

Lyon and Healy Pony Banjo c.1900
8" spun over rim, 17" scale, walnut neck, thin dyed pearwood fretboard, all original hardware including Durkee tailpiece, original wood pegs (5th peg is old but non original celluloid). Strung with nylon strings, tuned in C. VG-EXC $500
Lyon and Healy Pony Banjo

Deering Black Diamond Custom Long Neck 1995
Pete Seeger style long neck (32" scale, 25 frets), 11" rim with Hartford style grenadillo wood tone ring, mahogany neck and mahogany pop on resonator, gloss finish, ebony fretboard and peghead veneer with engraved pearl diamond inlays. EXC OHSC $2450
Deering Black Diamond Custom Long Neck / Additional views

Michael Terris Long Neck Banjo 2002
11" maple rim with 20 hole flathead tone ring, curly maple Seeger style long neck, 32" scale, 25 frets, bound ebony fretboard. A couple of finish chips on back of peghead, otherwise EXC+. HSC $1800
Michael Terris Long Neck Banjo

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Ludwig Bellevue Tenor Banjo 1920s
Walnut neck & resonator, ebony fretboard with fancy inlays, engraved gold plated hardware, all metal rim, early series not top tension. Structurally fine but resonator has been refinished with some marquetry replaced, small section of fretboard binding replaced and some plating and finish wear. VGC-. Rough OHSC $675
Ludwig Bellevue Tenor Banjo

Fairbanks/ Vega Custom Tubaphone Plectrum 1920
An unusual custom instrument, 12-1/4" Tubaphone rim, matte finish nickel plated hardware, 28" scale ebony fretboard, 22 frets, last three extend over head, 1-3/8" nut width, gryphon peghead, engraved dot fret markers, highly flamed curly maple neck, carved heel. Some cosmetic damage on back of peghead from old side geared tuners previously installed, some playing wear, otherwise EXC. $4750
Fairbanks/ Vega Custom Tubaphone Plectrum / Close-ups of headstock / Close-ups of carved heel

Vega Senator Plectrum Banjo 1922/1930
10-15/16" rim, two section mahogany resonator, 26 hooks and ball end nuts, individual flanges (2 missing), 26" scale mahogany neck with bound pearwood fretboard. Neck is from 1922 (serial no. 48745), rim from 1930 (serial no. 91042). Dowel extended 3/16" to fit slightly larger rim, two small screw holes repaired in back of peghead, considerable wear to dyed pearwood fretboard but only moderate fret wear. Good sound and playability, overall VG-EXC. $750
Vega Senator Plectrum Banjo / close-ups of neck / close-up of resonator / close-ups of pot, inside of resonator

Gibson A-1 1917
Natural (pumpkin) finish spruce top, red finish back and sides, bound top, unbound back, bound ebony fretboard. Light finish wear and weathering, a little case rash on back from old canvas case, a small section of back seam reglued but overall a good all original example. EXC-, with new HSC $1450
Gibson A-1 Mandolin

Gibson A-3 1919
White finish three piece spruce top, red finish back and sides, bound top and back, bound ebony fretboard, small vine peghead inlay, ivoroid pickguard. One hairline repaired top crack under the tailpiece, one finish chip in top near fretboard, replaced bone nut, only light normal playing wear. EXC, OHSC $2400
Gibson A-3 Mandolin

Gibson A-4 1921
Cherry sunburst top finish, oval soundhole bound with "rope" pattern and ivoroid, bound ebony fretboard, 24 frets, abalone fleur de lis peghead inlay, small metal tag from Miles Music Store, Knoxville, Tennessee on peghead. Two repaired hairline top cracks near tailpiece, some finish wear on back and shoulders, scratching on back of peghead, playing wear on neck, missing pickguard, tuners are original but had been replace with later ones at one time. VGC, OHSC $1950
Gibson A-4 Mandolin, 1921

Gibson A-4 c.1923
Cherry sunburst top finish, oval soundhole bound with "rope" pattern and ivoroid, bound ebony fretboard, 24 frets, abalone fleur de lis peghead inlay, original adjustable ebony bridge, truss rod, original pickguard. Considerable finish wear on back of neck, some other wear, small repaired crack at lower end of heel, tuners are correct style and period but likely not original to this instrument. Good sound and playability, a nice Loar period instrument. VGC, newer HSC. $2650
Gibson A-4 Mandolin, c.1923

Flatiron F-5 Artist 1994
Made in Bozeman, Montana, signed by Bruce Weber. Sunburst finish, X braced spruce top, curly maple back and sides, new Weber cast tailpiece added. EXC, OHSC $4250
Flatiron F-5 Artist Mandolin

Vega Style L Banjo Mandolin 1922
10-1/8" maple rim with Whyte Laydie tone ring and bracket band, notched tension hoop, 28 brackets with ball end nuts, figured maple neck, 13-7/8" scale bound ebony fretboard, new superior quality calfskin head. Some normal wear, EXC-, OHSC. $1100
Vega Style L Banjo Mandolin

Trinity College Octave Mandolin Recent.
Solid spruce top, solid maple back and sides, rosewood fretboard, 20" scale length, tuned GDAE one octave below the mandolin. EXC HSC $395
Trinity College Octave Mandolin

National Triolian Soprano Ukulele 1929
Large body uke, polychrome finish with stenciled Hawaiian scene on back, pat appld for stamp on peghead. Light playing wear and a little paint chipping at edges. EXC OHSC $3250
National Triolian Soprano Uke / Back of ukulele
Larger and smaller versions of National Triolian Ukes shown together (smaller one on right not available)

Martin Style O Soprano Ukulele c.1925
A nice early example with wooden pegs, bar frets, Martin stamp on back of peghead and no decal. Several repaired back and side cracks and some playing wear, but overall in very good condition. Newer chipboard case. $700
Martin Style O Soprano Uke

Washburn Model 5317 Soprano Ukulele 1920s
Figured mahogany body with white binding on top and back, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, 17 frets, raised ring around soundhole, gold oakleaf stencil on top. Finish shows some weather checking and playing wear, small repaired area on back. VGC+ $875
Washburn 5371 Uke / Back of ukulele

Lyon and Healy Soprano Ukulele 1920s
Body of highly figured curly mahogany, no body binding, soundhole rosette of b/w/b/w/b wood purfling plus raised celluloid ring, Spanish cedar neck, 12 fret rosewood fretboard. Some finish and edge wear, replica original style bridge, small chip and missing metal logo plate on back of peghead. VGC $425
Lyon and Healy Soprano Ukulele

Unlabelled Soprano Ukulele 1920s
Early mainland uke, probably made in Chicago. Koa body, "rope" binding on top, back and around soundhole, mahogany neck, 17 frets on extended koa fretboard, herringbone trim down center of fretboard. Small section of replaced wood in top, two repaired top cracks, replaced bridge. VGC $400
Unlabelled Soprano Ukulele

Vega Arthur Godfrey Baritone Ukulele 1950s
All mahogany, two hairline repaired top cracks and a small area of reglued seam. VGC, OSSC $350
Vega Arthur Godfrey Baritone Uke

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